This is such a fabulous project - well done Adriana. It is even better when you can see the layers and how they all complement each other; the flower clusters of many different colours & textures are so beautiful & the die cut leaves just show them off so well.Bye for now Megwww.megsgarden.com

A very beautiful card - well done Kerry-Jean. An extremely spring garden achieved. Love the frames & the many layers of flowers, leaves & curly wires. The effect of the butterflies is awesome & the combination of greens, creams & pastels is simply gorgeous.

23 March, 2014

'As part of the promotion of this collection the design team got together and created some projects.

I started this layout by coloring my flowers. I really wanted flowers that coordinated with the papers. So I used Tim Holtz distress reinkers: Peeled Paint, Broken China and Black soot. Using a small amount of each color in different ratios, I added the ink to water in a mini misters, then sprayed my plain white

Using the Damask Labels P6382 and a few pieces from French Writing Ephemera 3377 I created a simple but very effective layout. I started by cutting out the labels and ephemera. I used my Prima distressing tool to achieve that really aged look.

After working out my layout I stuck everything down and then misted the page with a bit of watered down gesso and some of the left over ink from the flower misting. I added the stencil design after to add some more detail that the layout was needing.

After my flowers dried came the fun part, incorporating them in to the layout. I love adding the rose buds to flower clusters like this, adds a lovely level of details. After that flowers were added I noticed there was still some thing missing, leaves. Which were added sparingly.

This is a very beautiful heritage LO - well done Kerry-Jean. An excellent use of the labels & the layering & distressing of them is fabulous. Love the stencil design & the splatters - just the right amount of each. The colouring of the flowers is perfect - the mix of blues & greens complements the papers & creates the perfect amount of colour to the LO. The leaves are a gorgous fresh finishing touch.

21 March, 2014

Today e start with the fabulous projects from the Damask Paper Collection displayed at the paper promo

'Hello everyone and welcome to the Meg’s
Garden Blog.

Margaret here again to
show you another Step Card, this time
made with the beautiful new Damask range of papers.

As you can see, I’ve incorporated a few
different papers in this card to create the layers. Some of these papers are from the Mini Pack
and some are scraps from the 12 x 12 sheets
left over from another project. The side
panels were stamped using Memento Tuxedo Black.

Here I’ve used a square doily which was cut
in half and scrunched up a bit and placed a torn bit of the paper over that.
I then added a piece of lace and another strip of torn paper. I love using odd bits of paper. The uneven edges look more interesting to me
than regular straight cuts. The flourish
and the twigs were cut with my Silhouette and the label was fussy cut from the
mini papers. You’ll also see I’ve
inserted some small branches in between some of the layers for extra
interest. The small gem sprays are from
Magnolia Ink.

Just a closie of the layers. You can also see that I’ve used a little bit
of gesso in the corners.

This gorgeous flower was white originally,
but it simply looked too stark against the rest of the card so I decided to
give it a bit of a make-over. I gave it
a burst with My Lindy’s Stamp Gang Starburst Spray in Sea Grass Green and
‘Voila’ now it fits in beautifully.
Well, I think it does anyway. I
love that the centre is now more or less a solid green and the petals have also
got some spots of colour as well.
Wetting the flower with the spray actually caused it to open out a bit
and gave it more dimension … you could say the spray made it blossom!

The chippie border is from Little Birdie
and I’ve simply

colored that with some watered down Acrylic Paint.

And there you have it. My Centre Step Card made with the New Damask
Collection Papers. These papers are
truly beautiful - so much detail and such lovely colour. Why not visit the shop and have a closer
look, you won’t be sorry.

A very beautiful card - well done Marg. Love all the layering & your attention to detail. The spritz of green certainly did make the gardenia blossom. Step cards allow so much creativity & this one is extremely creative. Love it!!

18 March, 2014

The Craft Trap invited Meg's Garden to promote the Damask Garden Paper Collection at their beautiful store yesterday. The Design Team ladies created some awesome projects to display the many different styles of work using the same paper collection. Denise Boddey did a LO class to several students from the Craft Trap; 3 of the DT ladies attended & did a fabulous show & tell using their projects.

It was a fun day for all.

I took the following pics of the display table that Denise arranged beautifully.

12 March, 2014

This
month I thought I would create a steampunk / grungy masculine Tag for my man on his birthday .

Birthday/Valentine Tag

Megs garden papers :

Top Hat & an Automobile

P6355

Take a Roadster for a Spin

P6357

These papers are
perfect for anything masculine .

I feel
the little pop of red is a smashing idea, creating contrast to the darkness of the earthy browns

Red is the color of love, so I
thought, with Baden's birthday coming up ,

what better than to create a tag , as an expression of my love .

I covered a
tiny heart shape in these papers and tied it with string .

I fussy cut the clock and
light bulb and stacked them securing them with a brad .

Some close ups of the
details.

I love the look of stacked images and I added some pieces of inked
chipboard .

I don’t feel a tag is complete without creating on the back side .

Here is an image of how I decorated the back with these stunning papers.I combined this with Baden's Birthday and Valentines day .." you are my world and you make my life so amazing in so many ways, I love you with all my heart and soul !Happy happy Birthday my darling xoxox "

I added one of my fave
Quotes,and my words on the back .

LIFE

' Is
not measured

by
the number of breaths we take

but by the number of moments that take

our
breath away.'

Happy Birthday my darling

You are my soul mate, you are my everything .

I love you with all my heart and soul xoxo

Thanks for looking everyone,

Until next time, take care and happy scrapping x'You continue to blow me away - well done Heather!!How do I comment on this project? Every element is totally fantastic. I will let you comment!!Bye for nowMegwww.megsgarden.com

10 March, 2014

Denise arranged to have a special promotion at some of the local stores in Adelaide for one of her new designs - The Damask Garden Collection. As a special feature for the days, she requested that the local girls on the Design Team (we meet for lunch once a month), design some projects using the collection for a spectacular display table. These projects will be featured on the blog this month. From what I have seen so far they are totally fabulous.

The colours in the collection are shades of blues & greens. I thought that I had better contribute something so I pulled out ribbons in different shades & textures - organza, plaid & double sided satin, then the flowers in silk, velvet & paper, embellishments in different levels - pearls, glitz and then some diamante trim, pearls & beads, little bottle to put the tiny beads in & anything else that I thought might work. Forgot the fibres

When I saw the blue & green collection of goodies, I thought maybe you would like them too. So I put my projects aside & created the following bundles of temptation.

Blues bundle of goodies

Green goodies bundle

Pink bundle of goodies

Each collection of colour bundles to tempt contains:

12m ribbons, 1 or 2 bottles of beads, 4mm double sided satin ribbon, a handful of
fibres, diamante trim, paper petals, beads, genie stones, velvet daisies, silver
pearls. Each bundle will change slightly as I run out of goodies & find more to add.There will be more bundles added to:Bundles of Goodies

What a start to the team - well done Sue. Love all the fussy cut flowers & butterflies & also the coils of wire from the flowers - they really add another dimension to the page along with the black chipboard gate. Great description of what you did & why - thanks.